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By: youlookfab » Blog Archive » Dress code: business casual for men

youlookfab » Blog Archive » Dress code: business casual for men — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:22:48 +0000

[…] as unprofessional clothing is regarded as business casual appropriate because many companies accept khakis and knitted polo shirts as business casual […]

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:17:23 +0000

I LOVE flat-front pants, on both men and me. My boyfriend is completely fashion-challenged, and the one pair of nice khakis he owns was quite a splurge at $50 from J.Crew — purchased under my careful eye, of course. They are flat-front and make even a plain tshirt look snappy. Yay for flat-front!

By: Ariella

Ariella — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:20:23 +0000

Agh. Just had this discussion with my husband the other day. He went suit shopping without me and bought three pairs of slacks, all of which are pleated, and then had them cuffed. I just about died.

I told him that pleats make NO ONE look good, and he said that suit pants are supposed to be pleated. I brought up the Banana Republic issue, and he said that BR does not make formal suit pants and that that is just the “trendy” style. Finally I told him that as long as I don’t have to wear them, I don’t care. Now I am going to send him this article.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:40:31 +0000

Thanks. I guess I’ll just have to encourage him to try on more flat fronts until he find the right ones.

By: Angie

Angie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:28:50 +0000

There is something about the fit of the flat fronts that hubby has tried that is causing him to feel uncomfortable Sarah. I assure you that this problem can be overcome.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:41:49 +0000

My husband hardly every wears anything but pleated pants. He doesn’t own a pair of jeans and only has one pair of flat front khakis. The reason for this is that he’s, for lack of a better way of saying it, well endowed. He feels uncomfortable and exposed in flat fronts. Any suggestions?

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:52:36 +0000

That’s a shame San. Try and take them back to Nordstrom. There are loads of flat front chino styles around, but perhaps not in the Tommy Bahama brand. It’s worth a bash.

By: San

San — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:03:50 +0000

This is tough to hear after just investing quite a bit of money on 2 pair of Tommy Bahama pants with pleats for my husband. I bought them in early Feburary at Nordstrom’s and I didn’t see any without pleats.

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:11:26 +0000

What a great post! I’ve been telling my brothers and guy friends for YEARS that pleates are not flattering … Maybe after the 100th time, they’ll listen to me.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:08:15 +0000

I have also always liked flat front, although my husband is so tall and outdoorsy looking that he looks good in almost anything.

What he doesn’t look good in, and you alluded to here, is a button-up shirt worn without an underwear shirt. Nobody does. Even traditional African shirts, like the one pictured here, are meant to be worn with underwear shirts, although apparently in Africa (I think the student we bought the shirt from was from Kenya) the traditional color is heather gray not white. The long sleeves are not traditional.